| Altamaha |
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| 22/01/13 11:55 AM |
Re: J Corbett, Man Eaters of Kumaon
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If I may chime in here. I have often wondered why Corbett and other hunters of man eaters didn’t use dogs? A dog like a Fila Brasileiro would be perfect for this role. They are big (150 lbs.+), vicious as hell (illegal to own in England and other commonwealth countries) and good tracker (part bloodhound). A good sized pack of these dogs followed by a man with a powerful rifle…..this would be a deadly combination.
Don
Dogs work great on Cougar (I live in cougar country and have been on hunts with dogs).
But, takes more than one man to handle dogs, keep up with the pack and try to figure out where the tiger is going. Corbett was in his years when he was taking the man eaters, look at the photos. And you gotta be a young stud to keep up! Big difference is a cougar will tree but a big tiger will just turn and kill the dogs. Tigers will set a trap for what ever is following them. Cougars just run until they tire and find a tree.
Corbett hunted alone, best way to bag a man eater is sitting in a Machaan over the fresh kill. The man eater will eventually come back. Often the man eater will stalk the hunter. No sleeping in the Machaan!!!
He did use his dog Robin on Leopard.